I've been on a bit of a mini mission to find a good chocolate cake recipe. I say mini, because it's something that sits in the back of my mind, rather than an overwhelming desire to go out and find a fantastic chocolate cake recipe, and hence bake one. I stumbled upon this during my usual browse through the smh website, and the 'everyday chocolate cake' recipe really is a quick and easy recipe if you're after a good chocolate cake. It's not overly moist, nor is it dry; it's not a dense cake but more of a light and fluffy cake. If this is the type of chocolate cake you're after, then this is the recipe for you!
Everyday chocolate cake
Ingredients
150 g dark bitter chocolate
125 g butter
3 eggs
150 g sugar
150 g self-raising flour, sifted
half tsp vanilla extract
Method
Heat the oven to 180C. Lightly butter a 20 x 10 cm loaf tin.
Break the chocolate into pieces. Combine the chocolate and butter in a heat-proof bowl fitted snugly over a pot of gently simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat.
Beat the eggs and sugar together with an electric mixer until pale, thick and creamy, about 5 minutes.
Lightly fold in the sifted flour, vanilla extract, and the slightly cooled chocolate.
Pour into the tin and bake for 40 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out and cool completely.
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